Cancer Survivors Network - Comments for "(almost) 5 year survivor of cervical cancer"http://csn.cancer.org/node/175666
Comments for "(almost) 5 year survivor of cervical cancer"en-csnHello JJhttp://csn.cancer.org/node/175666#comment-710143
<p>I was diagnosed with cervical cancer on May 2008. After surgery,chemo and radiation I'm now in remission. I started to have problems with my bowels around Dec.08 I always had that urge to go and felt very bloated. I asked my doctor about my problem and he said that was a side effect from radiation, it destroyed the linning of my colon, but it would get better with time. Well I'm lucky it has gotten better. You need to talk to your doctor, hopefully there is something they can do for you. Have you changed your diet? maybe eating certain foods can ease the urge to go. I know I had to slow down with spicy foods. Are you having a problem with your weight? I can't believe you are still having problems 5 years later and doctors can't help you. Good luck..</p>
Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:38:44 +0000bunnie1comment 710143 at http://csn.cancer.orgJJ,
It's wonderful to hearhttp://csn.cancer.org/node/175666#comment-708332
<p>JJ,<br />
It's wonderful to hear from a fellow survivor, but sad to hear about continuing difficulties related to treatments. I, alas, cannot help with your current situation as my difficulties go the exact opposite way (recurrent impaction). Have you spoken with your doc about what you can do? You would think that one of them might have something up their sleeve that might work.<br />
Did you have your radical before or after treatment? I was on the table when they found out a radical was not an option...closed me back up after taking a bunch of lymph nodes. I went on to have chemo, internal &amp; external radiation. They say that a radical is no longer an option for me...the treatments have made surgery too difficult.<br />
I hope someone posts that can help you with your current dilema!<br />
(((HUGS)))</p>
Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:45:14 +0000beckyracncomment 708332 at http://csn.cancer.org